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“One day my aftercare teacher found out about my missing homework and all those zeros. … It meant I was failing. …my teacher told me to make a choice. She said to succeed or not to succeed. So that night… I made my decision. I would change. I would go for it. … I set a goal, a challenge for myself, and I succeeded!!!!!!”

by Jason Zou
5th grader at Thomson Elementary in 2010

“We were confident that I would get into [School Without Walls]… We had to report to the office to see if I had been accepted. … Mr. Trogisch said, ‘Her grades are awesome, but based on her interview we are going to put her on the waiting list.’ … I fought back the tears… I… got into Wilson and Archbishop Carroll with a scholarship, but I still wanted to go to Walls.”

by Kimkia Hunter
9th grader at School Without Walls in 2010